Starfish Ventures
Melbourne, Victoriastarfishvc.com
Overview
Starfish Ventures is an experienced venture capital manager that understands the challenges of building and managing high growth technology businesses from an Australian base. The firm's investment focus includes high growth information technology, life sciences, and clean technology companies. Starfish was founded by John Dyson and Michael Panaccio in Melbourne, Australia in July 2001. Starfish has raised three funds: the PreSeed Fund and Technology Funds I and II, totalling over AU$400M in funds raised. The team has invested in over 60 companies to date with 14 trade sales and IPOs, including listings on the NASDAQ, AIM and ASX.
Investments
| Company | Date | Stage | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dial4242 | Sep 2023 | Seed | Lead |
| DesignCrowd | Feb 2021 | Series C | Co-investor |
| Marani Health | Nov 2019 | Seed | Co-investor |
| Skedulo | Nov 2016 | Series A | - |
| Aktana | Jun 2016 | Series B | Co-investor |
Key People
John Dyson
Co-Founder & Investment Principal
Sector & Stage Mix
Industry, funding stage, and valuation band breakdowns.
